How To Fix KO447 - There is still a purchase order commitment for &

KO447 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KO - Master data for CO orders

• Message number: 447

• Message text: There is still a purchase order commitment for &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KO447 - There is still a purchase order commitment for & ?

  The SAP error message KO447 indicates that there is still a purchase order commitment for a particular cost object (such as a cost center or internal order) that you are trying to settle or close. This error typically arises when you attempt to perform a transaction that requires the cost object to be free of any outstanding commitments, such as settling an internal order or closing a project.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that there are open purchase orders (POs) or commitments associated with the cost object you are trying to process. These commitments represent future liabilities that have not yet been fulfilled, and SAP requires that all commitments be cleared before allowing certain actions on the cost object.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KO447 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify the Commitments:
  
  Use transaction codes like ME2K (Purchase Orders by Account Assignment) or ME2N (Purchase Orders by Supplier) to find the purchase